Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

be 24.0% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 75.2% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.3% less likely to be literate

In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 21.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tunisia, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.5% more on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 56.5% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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